An•gli•can Pronunciation: \ˈaŋ-gli-kən\ 1:of or relating to the Church of England and churches of similar faith and order. Yin•zer Pronunciation: \ yin-sur\ 1: Resident of Western PA, particularly Pittsburgh. Known for their love of all things Stillers , Donnie Iris and hatred of Cleveland. Most prized possessions are their terrible towels. Diet mainly consists of Primanti Bros sammiches, perogies, Islays chipped ham, and jumbo. Tend to be Catholic, Orthodox, Presby - not so much Anglican

I have always enjoyed taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and seeing how I have changed over time. The first time my wife Gale and I took the Indicator some twenty-five years ago I came out as an ENFP and she as an ISFJ -- so we were (are) almost total opposites, giving truth to the axiom that “opposites attract”. Each time I’ve subsequently taken the MBTI I have moved toward the Introversion side of the axis. On the other hand Gale claims that Christian culture is one of forced Extroversion – introverts are forced out of their “shells” so to speak. They are not allowed to stay introverts unless they want to be counter cultural and risk being stigmatized by the prevailing cultural norm.

Back in the day when I began the ordination process we were required to take the MBTI. We went away on an overnight retreat in Greensburg. The Rev. Karen Stevenson, then a lay person, did a teaching on personality types and then we each discussed our personality type in a small group. I remember we had this wag in our group who explained that it wasn’t so much his” T-ness” that defined him but his “P-ness”. It's hard to understand, but for some unknown reason he washed out early in the ordination process. Unfortunately, I never worked in a setting where we’ve used the Indicator to help the staff understand each other.

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About Me

Senior pastor and rector of the Anglican Parish of Christ the Redeemer in the South Hills (Canonsburg PA) formerly St David's Anglican Church (ACNA) Peters Township PA, husband of Gale, father of Greg and Hannah (both grown up and married), grandfather of Matthew and Henry, and Aadhya and co-care taker of our dog, a PBGV named Sherman (after the tank). Graduate of Trinity School for Ministry, MDiv 1986, DMin 2017. Named an honorary canon of St Matthew's Cathedral, Diocese of Masindi-Kitara, Uganda, October 2012 by Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali. Elected to the Executive Committee of the ACNA 2017